Need help please!!!!

S o i bought my car brand new 2010 turbo and i have had no real problem until NOW! I was starting off my vacation when i drove around the corner from my house and the car started smoking. Took it down the road to my local mechanic and he said i needed a hose and a valve, so we ordered startight from caddy, even paid an extra $50 to overnight so I can enjoy my caddy (this was 2 weeks ago). It arrives, no valve, we called and caddy said this valve (part number 25956695) is no longer available and backordered in all of the USA and Canada and its defective and they dont know when a new one wil be made. So i have been renting a car from Enterprice at $30 a day, plus paying for my car payment for the past 2 weeks as I cant get my car fixed. Caddy where I live in NJ, will not give me a rental. Im so damn mad. Can anyone tell me, have you heard about this part, maybe being recalled? I called the corp office but they said since I have 104k miles im outta warranty. Its not my fault caddy made a defective part? Please I need some advise... Help, anything.. http://www.tonkinonlineparts.com/p/_.../25956695.html

Re: Need help please!!!!

The real mistake was not taking the vehicle to a dealership for an authorized powertrain warranty repair. Letting a non-GM mechanic work on a vehicle (no matter how skilled they may be) is an excellent opportunity to have a warranty claim denied.

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Ditto.

Lesson learned: You are responsible for making this hard on yourself, so blaming the dealership for not supplying you with a rental (when you had your car repaired somewhere else) makes no sense whatsoever. Not only would the repair have been free, the part would have been overnighted at the dealer's expense too. And the $30 a day you're paying out of pocket for a rental? That's a daily reminder that you could have prevented the stress you've created.

Dealerships charge very close to the same hourly labor rates as private shops. They have the expertise and experience to repair your car faster in most cases, saving you money on out-of-warranty repairs.

You plea for help is a whine in disguise. You'll be hard-pressed to find sympathy here. But for real problems, this forum can be priceless.

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Just to point out, the OP said the car had 104K miles. Likely out of warranty. While one might argue that a radiator hose is power-train related, I'd think it would be a normal maintenance item. Besides, assuming 25-33k miles per year, thats some hard driving. Out of warranty on mileage = no rental, no free repair.
I'm not going to put too much time into it, but a simple google search for "GM PARTS 25956695" turned up many sites that claim to have it in stock.

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Have you called the CADDILAC 800 number? Since you are just over the standard warranty coverage perhaps Cadillac's Customer Assistance might be able to help you get some sort of "Good Will" warranty coverage, especially if there has been many others who might have experienced the exact same issues with their 2.8 Turbos.

Try calling them at 1-800-458-8006 and seek their help. Let us know how you make out.

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My bad for not seeing the ref to 104k miles and being out of warranty. I think the advice to ask for a goodwill gesture is valid -but usually it' best to make to the local dealership's Service Manager. But I still think it's unfair to blame dealer's reaction to a vehicle being serviced elsewhere.